Sr. Estimator
Location: US, TX, Decatur
Department: Estimating
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Construction
Function: Business Development

Company profile:
Founded in 1974 in Canada, and in 1985 in the U.S. as a specialty engineering and contracting company, Landmark works throughout North America, with principal offices in Dallas/Fort Worth, Toronto, and Chicago.  We are committed to growth through leveraging our core competencies in planning, engineering and construction excellence, cooperative project execution, and client service with expansion into new markets involving water, energy, and the environment.

Job description:
The position of Sr. Estimator is responsible for bid preparation and submittal in pursuit of new projects related to the fabrication markets that Landmark serves. The Estimator should be experienced in the full-cycle estimating process to bid projects including tanks and custom formed products.Key Result Areas:Accountable for the performance of the estimating functions; Ensure estimating activities align with organizational and business unit priorities; Establish and improve estimating procedures supporting the estimating and proposal cycle. Perform estimating functions as highest level estimator; Maintain knowledge base for estimating within the industry; Ensure estimates are accurate and account for all requirements. Collaborate within the various groups and teams of Landmark’s API performance areas; Engage business development to identify market strategy and prepare estimating strategy to support; Involve project management and construction operations management when contract and technical expertise is needed for bid preparation. Demonstrate, by example, behaviors of a leader within Landmark in alignment with Landmark’s Mission, Vision, and Values in support of organization short and long-term objectives; Model organizational values; Set standard for behavior congruent with company ethics, morals, and expectations; Demonstrate character of integrity in day to day tasks; Contribute to and support the company’s strategic plan, goals and ideas communicating the core values of the Company through leadership and example.Responsibilities:Estimating self-performed/subcontractor work, pricing the labor, equipment, and material costs. Reviewing and incorporating historical data from purchase orders, bid tabulations, subcontracts, productivity analysis reports, job costs system, etc. into unit cost, man-hour, and crew production figures. Reviewing proposals specifications and drawings, preparing lists of bid items and quantities, and determining scopes of work. Sourcing vendors and subcontractors for various projects, discussing and obtaining appropriate quotations in coordination with the purchasing department. Performing or coordinating quantity takeoff, assembling direct cost estimate and analyzing alternate construction methods/resources to determine and improve cost effectiveness. Reviewing design options and/or recommending best solution/alternative based on cost-effectiveness, value engineering or availability of materials. Tracking awarded contracts as required through review of cost reports and discussions with project and construction management. Supporting project management by estimating extra work items and change orders. Coordinating, supervising and reviewing work of assigned department personnel to ensure accuracy and completeness. Reviewing contracts prior to bid to ensure that terms, conditions, exclusions, and qualifications are included in the owner's contract and in compliance with original corporate proposal.

Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Required Qualifications:Minimum of 10 years of progressive responsibility estimating similar projects and markets. High level knowledge, skills, and ability in the estimating for proposals of fabricated tanks and custom-formed projects. Strong knowledge and experience of various heavy plate project types including API 650 and 620 tanks, shop-built and knock-down tanks, cones, dome roofs, etc. Exposure to, and knowledge of API 650 Standard: Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage. Exposure to, and knowledge of API 620 Standard: Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-Pressure Storage Tanks. Experience with regulatory requirements and industry standards. Experience with discipline-specific industry standards (API, ASME, NACE, etc.). Experience in a strong business, construction management, and delivery methodologies background. Ability to produce accurate estimates from conceptual and schematic drawings. Ability to produce detailed, final contract estimates. Ability to assess site exposures/construction risks and be able to appropriately analyze cost and reflect these in an estimate. Ability to identify constructability issues through the estimating process. Ability to identify value-engineering alternatives. Desired Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in Construction Science, Engineering, or comparable field of study.EOE/AA - M/F/D/VLandmark Fabrication LP is an Equal Opportunity EmployerThe Statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and levels of work performed by employees, but are not a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Benefits:
Base, Retirement, Medical, Dental, Vision